Elizabeth

"The Spark of Peter the Great"

Lyudmila Markina

Article: 
CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
Magazine issue: 
#4 2010 (29)

The exhibition “Tsarina Elizabeth and Moscow”, running at the Tretyakov Gallery from December 9 2010 to March 27 2011, commemorates the 300th anniversary of the birth of the Russian empress. Staged in the Engineering Building on Lavrushinsky lane, it concludes a trio of shows that have run there over many years: the first project, “Catherine the Great and Moscow” (at the Krymsky Val building), took place in 1998. That was a pioneering effort to introduce to the public the artefacts of “imperial” history and culture, which were kept away from the public eye under Soviet rule. The ties between the great female ruler of Russia and Moscow had never before been the subject of careful study. A year later the exhibition “Peter the Great and Moscow” opened in the Engineering Building, marking the 300th anniversary of the Grand Embassy of Peter I.

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THE EXHIBITION "TSARINA ELIZABETH AND MOSCOW", WHICH RAN AT THE TRE-TYAKOV GALLERY FROM DECEMBER 9 2010 TO MARCH 27 2011, COMMEMORATED THE 300TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF THE RUSSIAN EMPRESS. STAGED IN THE ENGINEERING BUILDING ON LAVRUSHINSKY LANE, IT CONCLUDEDA TRIO OF SHOWS THAT HAVE RUN THERE OVER MANY YEARS: THE FIRST PROJECT, "CATHERINE THE GREAT AN D MOSCOW" (AT TH E KRYMSKY VAL BUILDING), TOOK PLACE IN 1998.

The Story of the Creation of Empress Elizabeth’s Coronation Album

Nina Markova

Article: 
HERITAGE
Magazine issue: 
#1 2011 (30)

The coronation album of the Russian Empress Yelizaveta (Elizabeth) Petrovna may appear to the general public as something that is both well-known and properly studied. However, this is not quite so. Since the end of the 19th century, when Dmitry Rovinsky published a full listing of the engravings printed in the catalogue, with brief comments, we have learned little new. It took a long time to prepare the album: the work started in the autumn of 1742 and continued until the end of 1744. Over that entire period, active correspondence went on between Moscow, where the court continued to celebrate the coronation, and St. Petersburg, the seat of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, as the parties concerned tried to resolve numerous problems relating to the work. Their correspondence was published as part of “Materials for the History of the Imperial Academy of Sciences”. In the late 20th century, this body of documents increased significantly due to the addition of new papers published in the collected volume on the history of the Engraving Chamber.

The Story of the Creation of Empress Elizabeth’s Coronation Album

The coronation album of the Russian Empress Yelizaveta (Elizabeth) Petrovna may appear to the general public as something that is both well-known and properly studied. However, this is not quite so. Since the end of the 19th century, when Dmitry Rovinsky published a full listing of the engravings printed in the catalogue, with brief comments1, we have learned little new. It took a long time to prepare the album: the work started in the autumn of 1742 and continued until the end of 1744.

The First Fine Arts Museum in Russia

Veronica Bogdan

Article: 
MUSEUMS OF RUSSIA
Magazine issue: 
#1 2013 (38)

THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS IN RUSSIA WAS AN INITIATIVE OF PETER THE GREAT. WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NATION'S NEW CAPITAL, THERE WAS AN INCREASING NEED TO LEARN ABOUT EUROPEAN SOCIAL AND CULTURAL TRADITION, AND THE MASSIVE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS GENERATED A DEMAND FOR QUALIFIED ARCHITECTS AND PAINTERS. THE WORKFORCE OF EUROPEAN PROFESSIONALS RECRUITED FOR THE TASK SOON PROVED INSUFFICIENT IN NUMBER, AND A SCHOOL OF DRAWING, CALLED "THE ACADEMY" BY PETER, WAS SET UP UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE ST. PETERSBURG PRINTING-HOUSE. HOWEVER, THE TSAR ENVISIONED AN INSTITUTION OF LEARNING WITH A CURRICULUM INCLUDING ARTS, SCIENCES AND CRAFTS.

The First Fine Arts Museum in Russia

THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS IN RUSSIA WAS AN INITIATIVE OF PETER THE GREAT. WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NATION'S NEW CAPITAL, THERE WAS AN INCREASING NEED TO LEARN ABOUT EUROPEAN SOCIAL AND CULTURAL TRADITION, AND THE MASSIVE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS GENERATED A DEMAND FOR QUALIFIED ARCHITECTS AND PAINTERS. THE WORKFORCE OF EUROPEAN PROFESSIONALS RECRUITED FOR THE TASK SOON PROVED INSUFFICIENT IN NUMBER, AND A SCHOOL OF DRAWING, CALLED "THE ACADEMY" BY PETER, WAS SET UP UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE ST. PETERSBURG PRINTING-HOUSE.

"The Spark of Peter the Great"

Lyudmila Markina

Article: 
CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
Magazine issue: 
#3 2013 (40)

The exhibition “Tsarina Elizabeth and Moscow”, running at the Tretyakov Gallery from December 9 2010 to March 27 2011, commemorates the 300th anniversary of the birth of the Russian empress. Staged in the Engineering Building on Lavrushinsky lane, it concludes a trio of shows that have run there over many years: the first project, “Catherine the Great and Moscow” (at the Krymsky Val building), took place in 1998. That was a pioneering effort to introduce to the public the artefacts of “imperial” history and culture, which were kept away from the public eye under Soviet rule. The ties between the great female ruler of Russia and Moscow had never before been the subject of careful study. A year later the exhibition “Peter the Great and Moscow” opened in the Engineering Building, marking the 300th anniversary of the Grand Embassy of Peter I.

2013_3_art_06_th.jpg

THE EXHIBITION "TSARINA ELIZABETH AND MOSCOW", WHICH RAN AT THE TRE-TYAKOV GALLERY FROM DECEMBER 9 2010 TO MARCH 27 2011, COMMEMORATED THE 300TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF THE RUSSIAN EMPRESS. STAGED IN THE ENGINEERING BUILDING ON LAVRUSHINSKY LANE, IT CONCLUDEDA TRIO OF SHOWS THAT HAVE RUN THERE OVER MANY YEARS: THE FIRST PROJECT, "CATHERINE THE GREAT AN D MOSCOW" (AT TH E KRYMSKY VAL BUILDING), TOOK PLACE IN 1998.

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